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Paperback. From the natural beauty of the Amazon River to the exciting resort city of Rio de Janeiro, from soccer champion Pel to classical musician Villa Lobos, Brazil is known as a distinctive, diverse country. This book provides a brief history of Brazil that focuses on both the politics and culture of the republic. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 262 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051231
ISBN
9780842051231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.51

Hardback. Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage--the adopted children of European history. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967632
ISBN
9780674967632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Assesses Africa's experience since independence and makes some predictions about the continent's likely future. This book sees African countries as going through experiences similar to Europe and the West in general. It is suitable for scholars and students alike. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213341
ISBN
9780253213341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.11

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198715825
ISBN
9780198715825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. A gripping, superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France. Series: Cambridge Illustrated Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages, 88 b/w illus. 118 colour illus. 51 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780521669924
ISBN
9780521669924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.16

Paperback. Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experienced over time. It is intended for habitual Paris obsessives, for first-time visitors, and for those who know the city only by repute. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140282924
ISBN
9780140282924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Tells the story of how the dazzlingly confident and secure monarchy Louis XIV, 'the Sun King', left to his successors in 1715 became the discredited, debt-ridden failure toppled by Revolution in 1789. This title also tells the further story of the bloody unravelling of the Revolution until its seizure by Napoleon. Num Pages: 688 pages, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140130935
ISBN
9780140130935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. Examines the way economic historians have approached two sets of problems. Should the French economy in 18th and 19th centuries be considered "retarded," or an early European development success, and, should economic performance be explained by material conditions, or in social terms. Series: Studies in economic & social history. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349105984
ISBN
9781349105984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.98

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764313950
ISBN
9780764313950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, 34 photos, 9 maps, 10 pencil sketches, 3 diags. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911096344
ISBN
9781911096344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.92

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813570754
ISBN
9780813570754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. To his fellow West Indians who assemble every weekend for the all-night poker game at Mrs Knight's, he is always known as Bageye. There aren't very many black men in Luton in 1972 and most of them gather at Mrs Knight's - Summer Wear, Pioneer, Anxious, Tidy Boots - each has his nickname. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJPL; BG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552390
ISBN
9780099552390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.77

paperback. In this captivating volume in the acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Calloway reveals how the 1763 Treaty of Paris had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, alignments, and relationships, and shows how and why. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL; JPHC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780195331271
ISBN
9780195331271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. A history of the complex relationship between a school and a people Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584658443
ISBN
9781584658443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. New perspectives on three centuries of Indian presence in New England Series: Re-encounters with Colonialism: New Perspectives on the Americas. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 tables. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874518191
ISBN
9780874518191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. Offers an account that traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West, from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. This book depicts Indian country west of the Appalachians to the Pacific, with emphasis on conflict and change. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 631 pages, 22 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803215306
ISBN
9780803215306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Paperback. Traces the histories of the Native people of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Emphasizing conflict and change, this work offers a look at the early history of the region by blending ethnohistory, colonial history, and frontier history. Series: History of the American West. Num Pages: 631 pages, 22 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 227 x 33. Weight in Grams: 866.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
631
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264656
ISBN
9780803264656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. The second edition of New Worlds for All incorporates fifteen years of additional scholarship on Indian-European relations, such as the role of gender, Indian slavery, relationships with African Americans, and new understandings of frontier society. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421410319
ISBN
9781421410319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. A balanced and readable account of the 1791 battle between St. Clair's US forces and an Indian coalition in the Ohio valley, one of the most important and under-recognized events of its time. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w images. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190614454
ISBN
9780190614454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Calloway, Colin G. Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312102814
ISBN
9780312102814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776327
ISBN
9780413776327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752421407
ISBN
9780752421407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Offers a unique insight into the beliefs and political ideology of the UDA and the Ulster Freedom Fighters. Features interviews with key members including Johnny Adair. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745321066
ISBN
9780745321066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Armagh and the Great War Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781845887117
ISBN
9781845887117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 11.00

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